How to Put the Console Into Sleep Mode

Applies to:  Nintendo Switch Family, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model

In this article, you'll learn how to put the Nintendo Switch console into sleep mode.

Complete these steps

There are several ways to put the console into sleep mode:

Press the POWER Button
  1. Press the POWER Button once. The screen will shut off and the console will enter sleep mode.
    The POWER and volume buttons highlighted on the Nintendo Switch
From the POWER Menu
  1. Press and hold the POWER Button for at least three seconds for the POWER Menu to be displayed.
  2. Select Power Options, then Sleep Mode.
From the Quick Start screen
  1. Hold down the HOME Button on the Right Joy-Con for at least one second to open the Quick Settings Menu.
  2. Select Sleep Mode.

To wake the console from sleep mode, press the POWER Button or the HOME Button.

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